Building Skills
Phonological Awareness
Listen for syllables in words
Say flying and name. Clap as you say each word.
Ask children to clap as you say one, two, and three syllable words. Say the words slowly and model clapping with children. Have children clap to these words: leathery, happened, upon, friend, louder, pterodactyl, nobody, somebody, laughed, and scrunched.
Word Work
Capital letters
Write the names of some of the animals from the story on the chalkboard. Underline the first letter of each name. Explain to children that the underlined letters are capitalized, or upper-case letters. Ask: When do we use capital letters? Allow children to volunteer answers. Explain that words at the beginning of every sentence are capitalized. Have children point to the beginning sentence words in the book, and to the animal names. Ask them to point to the capital letters. Make sure that each child grasps the concept before moving on.
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